Pet Portrait in oil of Golden Retriever Maddie

May 13th, 2014

So on friday I finally completed the pet portrait in oil of Maddie and today it was dry enough to scan. As you can see, she is a lovely Golden Retriever. I painted this portrait Alla Prima, a wet-in-wet technique. I love the finish with Alla Prima with all the visible brushstrokes, color harmony and light. Somehow these paintings look more alive and I hope you like it as much as I do. The painting now has to dry some more, before I can oil it out.

Pet portrait artist Katja Turnsek has been painting pet portraits from photos professionally since 2005. Follow the painting progress, news and arty thoughts in this blog. Katja has two dogs of her own, which she loves very much :).
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